Jason Sudeikis hits back at ‘Ted Lasso’ Season 3 critics: ‘They don’t have imaginations’

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“Believe: The Untold Story Behind Ted Lasso, the Show That Kicked Its Way Into Our Hearts,” which is out today.During the interview, Egner suggested to Sudeikis that “a small but vocal group of dissenters” criticized “how the [show’s] core cast had been scattered into different storylines,” complaining that the narrative had become “too diffuse and unfocused” — particularly with regard to Keeley and Nate’s arcs.

Sudeikis disagreed with the critics’ assessment and said some viewers lack “imaginations.”“Much like live theater, the show, especially Season 3, was asking the audience to be an active participant,” the star replied, according to TVLine. “Some people want to do that, some people don’t.

Some people want to judge—they don’t want to be curious.” “Ted Lasso” fans will recognize Sudeikis’ allusion to Coach Lasso’s motto: “Be curious, not judgmental.”“I’ll never understand people who will go on talking about something so brazenly that they, in my opinion, clearly don’t understand,” Sudeikis added. “And God bless ’em for it; it’s not their fault.

They don’t have imaginations and they’re not open to the experience of what it’s like to have one.”Referring to how the show’s characters ended the season, the Emmy winner said, “Everybody’s in better shape than when they started.